Google Clips review: AI is not ready to be your photographer

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Google Clips
$249
The Good

Lightweight • Reliable wireless connection • Simple app

The Bad

Unintuitive • AI does a bad job finding good moments • Lousy battery life • Pricey for what it does

The Bottom Line

Google Clips doesn’t deliver on its promise to automatically capture moments you care about with a camera you can set up and forget. You should forget it, alright: Avoid this pricey AI experiment at all costs.

Mashable Score2.5
Cool Factor3.0
Learning Curve2.0
Performance3.0
Bang for the Buck2.0

When Google Clips debuted, there was widespread concern about its privacy implications. Here was a fun little camera, but its standout feature was that it took photos for you. Just plunk the thing down, and it would take photos of whatever was in front of it, using a combination of sensors and AI to determine when to take pics and which ones you might actually want to keep. Read more…

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